Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-06
COT EN- ON THE LIST.
A LARGE NUMBER OF INDICTMENTS FOUND
BY THE GRAND JURY
Yssterday-Ths Houses Of Ill Fame and Sunda!
Selling Saloons Get a Heavy Dose.
Judge Jacob PreSide.

The September term Of the Circuit Court
met yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, Judge
Jacob on the bench. After the Court had
been formally opened His Honor announc-
ed that on account of ill health Judge
Boyd would not be able to preside snd that
all criminal business would proceed before
him.
The following list of grand jurors were
then sworn in: Thomas H. Logan, fore.
man, Patrick Kenney, H. NJ. Harper, Ny
ron Hubbard, W. D. johnson, W. S. Cos
horn, A. F. Meyer, John Waterhouse, W.
T. Whitman, John Down, NJ. Gutman,
Jacob Gilbert, W. H. Travis, d. F. Nc
Kinley and NJ. L. OFT.
Judge Jacob made q rather extended and
earnest charge to the jury, in which he
called attention to the special statutes,
which provide for the special attention Of
the grand jury. He also took occasion to
refer to the fragrant and notorious viola
ton OF the Sunday law, and cited a case OF
a saloon keeper who acknowledged through
the press ttat he sold on Sunday, because
he wa compelled 10 do 40 to protect him
self against his competitors.
The Jury then retired and proceeded
with the examination of witnesses, and
they were many and varied, and it was
five o'clock in the afternoon before the
Jury got through with its work. However,
it was a big days labor, as the following
list will show:
TRUE BILLS.
Cbas. Boggs, robbery.
J. c. Lord and n. H. Van Cleye, grand
larceny, two bills.
Perry, alias Poodle" Price, feloniously
breaking and entering a store house with
intent to commit larceny.
Same, for petit larceny, with a count fol
a former conviction.
John Clancy, petit larceny, with a count
for former conviction.
Joseph Miller, feloniously shooting with
intent to kill.
George Young, procuring an abortion.
DR.. Geo. W. Kelly, procuring an abor'
ton.
Edward Reese, assault with intent tG
commit a rape.
William Hill, same.
Frank Perrine, petit larcency.
John Holmes, attempt to burn a store
house.
William Shelley, petit larcency.
Stephen Quinn, petit larceny.
Thomas Murphy, carrying concealed
weapons.
Joseph Miller, carrying Il concealed
weapon.
George ORTIZ, same.
Edward Sharper, keeping a gaming
house.
Harry Stonfield, same.
Thomas Hawley, permitting a faro bank
to be kept and exhibited on his premises.
Alfred Pollock, betting at faro.
Hattie Scott, keeping a house of ill fame.
Ella Muller, same.
Maggie COnroy, same.
Josephine Boyd, same.
Celia Williams, same.
William Schell and Alice Schell, same.
Louisa Butler, same.
Anna Taylor, same.
Francis Russell, same.
Mollie Henderson, same.
Maggie Sours, anne
Melissa McGlumphrey, same.
Pearl Woods, same.
Ella Miller, selling liquor without il
cense.
Matte Henderson, same.
Melissa McGlumphrey, same.
Pearl Woods, same.
Selling liquor on Sunday: Richard
Mansfield, three bills; NJ. Blumenthal,
two bills; Dominick Cell, two bills
Frank Hennis, two bills; Caleb L. Rich
ards, n bill. .
NOT TRUE BILLS.
George Edwards, for petit larceny.
Mary Clancy and Ellen Forsythe, un'
lawfully defacing property.
Harry Chapline, petit larceny.
Robert B. Ellifritz, u~nlawfully defacine
property, otherwise shooting IA tame
ducks.